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Summary
Star Warsmay eventually be exploringKnights of the Old Republicin the most surprising way . As visit in Marvel ’s current and canonicalStar Warscomics , Luke Skywalker is taste to distill an ancientSith Lord ’s red kyber crystallization . However , it seems Luke is getting far more than he bargained for with an exciting journey to what looks to be the Old Republic geological era .
As seen in the newStar state of war # 42from Charles Soule and Steven Cummings , Luke receives assistant from a cleaning lady name Gretta and her auntie who go to the nearly - out Fallanassi , a group of Force adepts gift in the art of kyber purification , bring around living crystals after they ’d been profane and phlebotomise by benighted sider user . Having tie in with this cherry kyber once before , Luke ’s first genuine attempt to mend the glowering kyber once againputs the Jedi cheek - to - face with the spirit of the Sith warlordwho presumptively corrupted the kyber thousands of age prior in theStar Warstimeline .
judge by the ancient Sith everlasting symbol carried by Sith assassins , Luke is finally fit to learn more about this other Sith Lord and all his guests whom he briefly met in a previous vision as seen inStar Wars # 35when he first tried get at the crystal . Seeing as how all the characters present appear to be Sith Lords asunder from Luke , it does look as thoughLuke has base himself during the Old Republic era , a canonic yet rarely visited period ever since Disney ’s continuity purge .
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Luke Has Entered A Living Memory Of The Past
An Age Where The Sith Are In Positions Of Great Power
Rather than physically traveling back in time through a Force nexus like the World Between Worlds , it seems as though healing this crystal requires Luke to experience a key imaginativeness through all the assume botheration this Sith lord poured into his kyber to make it shed blood . However , this Sith can indeed see and interact with Luke , so much so that the young Jedi is promptly thrown into his dungeons for being a Jedi . To that end , it seems as though Luke ’s spirit has entered a " living " memory of the yesteryear .
It ’s also deserving observe that this new baddie ( who ’s only been referred to by Marvel as a " Rogue Sith " ) seems confuse that Luke is clean and not wearing rags , the implication being that the Jedi are incredibly fall in his time . Clearly , the Sith are in a position of big power and numbers in this period , so it ’s understandably an geezerhood that precedes Darth Bane ’s Rule of Two .
Is Star Wars Finally Exploring The Old Republic’s Sith Empire?
KOTOR Has Been Canon, But Hardly Referenced
It ’s not yet known who this Rogue Sith is or how he might differ from distinctive Sith Lords . However , Luke is emphatically in over his oral sex now that he ’s his captive , even if it is just his spirit interacting with the past heart of this Sith take within his own corrupted kyber . With future issue set to continue Luke ’s exploration into the dark side and their account , perhaps it will be give away that this is indeed the time of theOld Republic ’s Sith Empire .
Lucasfilm is currently focused on the more recentHigh Republic Erawhen it comes to explore the yesteryear in comics and novels . However , the presence of these ancient Sith is quite exciting . It teases that Luke Skywalker has travel much farther back in time than the High Republic , see as how the Sith did not have a major presence during that menstruation as they do here in this newStar Warsissue . As such , an chance to further explore the canonical Old Republic could be very exciting .
Star Wars # 42is available now from Marvel Comics .
Star Wars # 42 ( 2023 )
